All capitals are unequal, but some are more unequal than others
Multiple capitals seek to expand the notion of value beyond money, cost and price. How useful might they be?
Natural Capital
SWOT on Earth?
What's the state of the planet in 2014? Here's our SWOT on Earth for the new year
The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
The energetics of life show us the way to a seismic change in the capacity and sustainability of our species.
Valuing Natural Capital
Using money to put things on a level playing field makes sense, but only if the things we are comparing are actually comparable - natural capital is not.
A manifesto for Rejuvenative Technology
We need to drive a flowering of rejuvenative technology - sustainable in its impact and biotic in its nature - increasing the sum total of life on Earth.
Sensational! Against the tide of shallow value (Part 2)
From shallow value to real value - markets need to be capable of valuing a common future as more valuable than a private present.
Which straw broke the camel’s back; how useful are planetary boundaries?
The concept of planetary boundaries is a powerful and seductive one, but also one that has limited utility for driving a sustainable world.
How much is your Mother (Earth) worth?
Like pricing the Earth, getting the right price for your Mother might be harder than you think
A desirable property…how might we value our home planet?
A gentle meander around some of the issues and ideas generated by our modest proposal to explore an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for the Earth, an EPO.
Towards 9 Billion: Infinite economy on a finite planet – Part 1
Can capitalism be re-engineered to produce innately sustainable outcomes? We are optimistic that it can....
Will financial institutions value life and when?
To preserve and grow Natural capital we need to consider ‘new’ asset classes and to develop the means by which to price and value such assets.
Exactly how fat is your dog?
We don’t need to know in dollars, pounds or renminbi how valuable natural capital and natural productivity is in order to tell us that we should behave more sustainably.